Manic Pixie Soccer Mom

I've been wondering if soothing myself by thinking about the destruction of the human race followed by Earth's gradual return to a primeval state is healthy, and you know what? I think it's fine.

photo of the title card of Night of the Comet (1984) on the big screen with someone standing in front of it lecturing

An almost* perfect 80s movie!

*marred by two incidences of weird 80s casual racism

me: how was school?
12yo: it was fine. We had an insult contest in writing.
me:
me: who won?
12yo: you know who won

Meat and Dairy Industries Spent Big Money Lobbying Ahead of Trump Dietary Guideline Changes The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasize red meat and dairy.

NEW: In January the Trump administration released new dietary guidelines that prompted the consumption of red meat and full-fat dairy products.

Federal lobbying disclosures reveal that the meat and dairy industries spent big money lobbying USDA and HHS, which were responsible for the guidelines.

I learned (from the guy in the photo) that it came in third at the box office when it premiered; The Terminator was 4th.

photo of the title card of Night of the Comet (1984) on the big screen with someone standing in front of it lecturing

An almost* perfect 80s movie!

*marred by two incidences of weird 80s casual racism

me: how was school?
12yo: it was fine. We had an insult contest in writing.
me:
me: who won?
12yo: you know who won

I've been wondering if soothing myself by thinking about the destruction of the human race followed by Earth's gradual return to a primeval state is healthy, and you know what? I think it's fine.

I do not care how well a machine with no emotion or intention can turn a phrase.

Also: Poltergeist: The Legacy and Friday the 13th: The Series

The Kettering Incident

I know that every American thinks he's just a temporarily embarrassed millionaire blah blah blah but I think it would be INCREDIBLY easy for Dems to craft an extremely popular "Tax the Billionaires" campaign at this moment in history.

I feel like one of the freeing things about being middle-aged is that everyone regards you as cringe anyway so you can just lean into it but then again plenty of middle-aged people are fash so who knows

Let me tell you something. Y’all are asking too many damn questions at every point of sale. I have to leave a comment, make a suggestion, donate to a charity, choose a method of payment three times and then multiple choice of ways to get a receipt.

Take the damn money and leave me alone.

90s memories, they're very dense.

I missed Tom Noonan's passing last month - he stars in a 1996 episode of the X-Files called "Paper Hearts" that's on my list of series essentials.

I am now an evangelist for bird feeders. Yes, everything is bad, but we still have birds.

Yes! Chickadee, right?

A strong choice.

Bracket was easy for me, a Cat Power hater, but both essays are so good! The eternal xness dilemma . . .

I know that every American thinks he's just a temporarily embarrassed millionaire blah blah blah but I think it would be INCREDIBLY easy for Dems to craft an extremely popular "Tax the Billionaires" campaign at this moment in history.

Went with The Cranberries, bracket-wise, because my high school best friend LOVED The Cranberries and once sent me an 8 page letter when I was studying abroad telling me that her fed-up college roommate had thrown her Cranberries CD out of a window.

As I filled out my bracket I listened to every song EXCEPT "Winter" because I didn't need to listen to "Winter" again to know that "Winter" was my winner.

(that said the photo of young Wilco is killing me)

I feel like one of the freeing things about being middle-aged is that everyone regards you as cringe anyway so you can just lean into it but then again plenty of middle-aged people are fash so who knows

That's the face of a man realizing he sold his soul for nothing.

It's kinda funny that Bari Weiss's wife looks like the wife of an Oklahoma City public access televangelist in like 1982.

Thanks to Trump’s tax giveaways, Ticketmaster’s parent company paid $0 in federal income taxes last year, and made over $145 million – while overcharging Americans for concerts, sports, and more.

The Story Trump’s War is Meant to Distract You From It’s time to listen to the woman who alleges that Trump as well as Epstein sexually abused her as a teenage girl

I recast Trump's next alleged girl victim's testimony first-personally based on four formal FBI interviews that were just released in the Epstein files (having been previously mysteriously missing). It's time for anyone who can afford to do so to listen katemanne.substack.com/p/the-story-...